Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,538 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Pacific Beach Club (1926)
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Evelyn Preer (1896-1932)
The Chicago Unions
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The Chicago Unions (1887-1904)
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Kelvin Atkinson (1969- )

Explore Global African History

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Michael Lee-Chin (1951- )
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Seraphim “Joe” Fortes (1865-1922)
Certificate of Freedom for Samuel Birch, Book of Negroes, 1783
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(1783) The Book of Negroes
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Mary Jane Seacole (1805-1881)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Long Struggle for Civil Rights in the United States
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A New Era Begins: The Significance of the Barack Obama Victory, 2008
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Henrietta Lacks and the Debate Over the Ethics of Bio-Medical Research
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Jazz in Occupied China: Black Jazzmen at the Japanese Prison Camp in Weihsien, China during World War II

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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